Young double-lung transplant patient dies

GAINESVILLE -- A 6-year-old girl who three years ago became the youngest person in Florida to receive a double-lung transplant died of complications from a rare lung disease.

Megan Jones-Margrave, of Daytona Beach Shores, died at Shands Hospital after a lifelong battle with idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, a disorder that slowly scars tissue between the air sacs and lungs. The disease attacked her new lungs, heart and kidneys, making her ineligible to get another transplant.

Megan made medical history on Christmas Day 1998 when she became the youngest person in the state to get a double-lung transplant.